Genie Competition Jamillah and Aladdin

I was delighted when Jamillah was born.

The seventh child is always a lucky child.

Her big brothers adored her and she adored them.

SHE GIGGLES

Her grandfather, Jiddo, told her magical stories

which is how she learnt about me.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

Who drew that? I'm way handsomer.

Jamillah grew up to be courageous.

One rainy day Jiddo sent her up to the attic

to get a box from his trunk.

Boy, was she in for a surprise.

If any genie is in this lamp,

could you give me a wish?

Your wish is my command!

Ow. Listen, don't go dropping the lamp again, OK?

But... Greetings, o wondrous one.

Tell me your wish.

I wish for...an...adventure.

ARABIC MUSIC PLAYS

INAUDIBLE SPEECH

Congratulations on finishing another year at school.

CLAPPING

Ssh! Ssh!

Hi to you too.

CLAPPING

Wait, what's going on?

It's a competition and I want to win it.

And now, for the competition to see who is the smartest boy in Baghdad.

Smartest boy? What about girls?

Come on, Jamillah, you know a girl can't be a boy.

-Excuse me, hello!

-Question number one.

Who wrote the history of the Peloponnesian War?

Ooh, ooh. Er...

Er...

Hopeless.

If I may, sir. It was Thucydides.

Excellent.

Question number two. Through which countries does the Silk Road wind?

Oh! Er... Erm...

It goes from...

The Silk Road went through Italy, Greece, North Africa, Egypt, Persia,

Asia Minor, India and China. Ha!

Are you a girl?!

Oh, this is my sister. She doesn't know any better.

Just leave, please.

You both shall leave immediately! Get out of my sight.

Sir, is that right?

THEY CHATTER

If girls can't be in a competition then it's absolutely pointless.

Right on, sister.

-Snap!

-Oh.

Boys know way more then girls, Jamillah.

I would've won that medal if it wasn't for you.

All right, smarty-pants, you didn't know any of the answers.

You may know school stuff, but I know other stuff.

Tell her, Genie. I'm smarter, I'm a boy.

That's got to be the stupidest thing you have ever said.

-Boys versus girls.

-GENIE CHUCKLES

An age-old question, and there's only one way to decide it.

The Genie Competition For Smart Boys And Girls!

-Yes, let's do it!

-What is that?

It is a task full of risk and danger.

Only the bravest and wisest shall succeed.

You see this?

-BOTH:

-No.

Ah.

Come on.

It is a compass which I shall hide in the desert. Don't move.

There, it is hidden. Whichever of you finds it, wins the competition.

-Are you ready?

-BOTH:

-Yes.

Off you go.

Now for the prize.

-Where are we?

-I can't even see Baghdad.

How are we supposed to find the compass in the middle of nowhere?

You might not...

-but I will!

-Oh, no, you won't!

-Oh.

-Ha-ha!

-I win.

-Well, you won the easiest competition ever.

I know.

Was that it? That can't be it.

Let's just go home.

No! Come back!

-Come back!

-Here, this way.

Genie?

Genie!

-BOTH:

-Genie!

Genie!

-Genie.

-Genie!

-BOTH:

-Genie!

Right where I left it.

Genie!

-He can't hear us, we're too far away.

-Now what?

Give me the compass.

OK, so north is that way.

So south is that way.

East and west.

How does that help us? We don't know where Baghdad is.

-Where are you going?

-I'm following the carpet.

Why would you follow a carpet that abandoned us?

Well, fine! I'm going the other way. Beat you.

I announce you the winner of the

Genie Competition For Smart Boys And Girls.

Yeah!

Yeah!

Yeah...

What are you doing here?

You're supposed to be with the kids. Ugh!

Well, they were definitely here, I can feel their presence.

Jamillah!

Aladdin!

Oh, come on, Baghdad. Where are you?

Where is Baghdad?

Oh. And why is my foot wet?

What? Water!

HE COUGHS

-HE MUTTERS:

-Spell book, spell book...

Ah-ha!

Let's see. Kids lost, how to find.

Here it is. Genie Radio. Of course!

RADIO STATIC

-RADIO:

-'It's so hot. I'm so thirsty.'

What's happening?

-'If I don't find Baghdad soon...'

-Can you hear me?

'..I'm going to...'

-Come in, kids, come in.

-'Genie!'

I must have a candle somewhere.

OK.

Woo! Ha-ha. I'm the smartest boy in Baghdad.

If I can find Baghdad.

Aladdin. Genie.

Where are you?

Jamillah!

-Jamillah.

-Aladdin!

Jamillah, there you are.

-So, I guess you didn't find Baghdad either.

-Nope.

-Can't be that far.

The carpet only flew us a couple of miles.

If only we'd known to look for a...

Wait a minute.

That's it!

When we were flying on the carpet the sun was to our left,

so to get back to Baghdad the sun will be on our right.

Yes! Yes, it's that way. We'll be home in a couple hours.

Yeah, if I make it. I'm too thirsty to walk much more.

Hey.

Are you serious? How did you do that? Smart!

Ah, water.

Thank you.

Let's go.

Look over there.

-Ha-ha! I'm going to beat you!

-Oh, no, you won't!

No sign of them. What if they are lost? No, I will find them.

Just need to call in the troops.

Genies, genies, far and near Genies, genies, can you hear?

Genies, genies, throughout the land Your help, your counsel, I demand.

What are you doing?

You found them.

Genies of Persia, all praise to you.

Ooh-ho-ha-ha!

Genies didn't find us, we found ourselves.

What?

Who found it? Who won the competition?

-BOTH:

-We both did!

We couldn't have done it without each other.

Was that part of the plan, by the way, having the carpet fly away?

Gone.

Y..yes.

No, it was a mistake. I feel terrible.

-Don't worry, it made it a better test anyway.

-Do we get a prize?

Absolutely.

-Though I could only find one.

-Aladdin should have it.

-I already have one from gymnastics anyway.

-Really?

I pronounce you, Aladdin, the smartest boy in Baghdad.

Although, I couldn't have done it without the smartest girl.

And the smartest genie.

-Eh-hey!

-Yes.

And with everyone feeling very smart indeed, it was time

for Jamillah To go.

It was nice to get home and see her family but Jamillah

couldn't wait for her next adventure with Aladdin.

And me, her brilliant genie.

# So what is your wish say, o wondrous one?

# Just don't rock my lamp and your will is done

# No need for applause Yes, I'm number one

# A thousand years in here It's been too long

# Your genie is genius So smart and strong

# Shazam-alakazam Oh, it's all gone wrong

# She's Jamillah, she's a scamp

# I'm the genie from the lamp

# That's Aladdin He's a lad in old Baghdad

# She's Jamillah, she's a scamp

# I'm the genie from the lamp

# That's Aladdin He's a lad in old Baghdad

# She's Jamillah, she's a scamp

# I'm the genie from the lamp

# First they fought to be the best

# Then together they passed my tricky test

# La-la-la-la, la-la-la

# La-la-la-la, la-la-la

# La-la-la-la, la-la-la

# La-la-la-la, la-la-la. #

THEY CHEER